penury

English - Turkish

Definition of penury in English Turkish dictionary

ihtiyaç

fukaralık

kıtlık

sıkıntı

yoksulluk

{i} para sıkıntısı

{i} aşırı yoksulluk

yeterli olmayış

{i} cimrilik

{i} yokluk

Related Terms

indigence

muhtaçlık

indigence

sefalet

indigence

yoksulluk

indigence

{i} yoksullluk

indigence

{i} parasızlık

indigence

{i} fakirlik

English - English

Definition of penury in English English dictionary

extreme want; poverty; destitution

a lack of something; a dearth; barrenness; insufficiency

indigence

{n} poverty, indigence, great want

extreme want or poverty; destitution

Extreme poverty or economic hardship

Absence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme poverty; destitution

Penury is the state of being extremely poor. He was brought up in penury, without education. the state of being very poor = poverty (penuria)

{i} poverty, indigence; stinginess, miserliness

a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

a dearth or lack of something; barrenness, insufficiency

Penuriousness; miserliness

Hyphenation

pe·nu·ry

Turkish pronunciation

penyûri

Pronunciation

/ˈpenyo͝orē/ /ˈpɛnjʊriː/

Etymology

[ 'pen-y&-rE ] (noun.) 14th century. From French pénurie (“dearth, lack”) Latin penuria (“want”).